Diablo3, new Multi-Boxing opportunities?

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So D3 is online multiplay via battlenet, but not an "MMO" per say?

Interesting move by Blizzard.

Not requiring sustained, persistent servers is going to cost much less, so D3 will be the alternative for those unwilling to pay a subscription fee for an MMO.

[Tdog]

So D3 is online multiplay via battlenet, but not an "MMO" per say?

Interesting move by Blizzard.

Unless I'm mistaken Blizzard already has plans in the background for another MMO whenever WoW eventually dies out. Most people assumed it was going to be D3. Now we apparently know that whatever this mystery MMO is going to be it isn't going to be D3.

[Stealthy]

Official website here: http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/?rhtml=y

This will definitely be a must have game for me. Doesn't look like its going to be MMO though...maybe small groups like D2.

Cheers,

Stealthy

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Not requiring sustained, persistent servers is going to cost much less, so D3 will be the alternative for those unwilling to pay a subscription fee for an MMO

I hate to break it to you, but people are STILL playing D2 pretty hardcore online.

D3 is going to require a lot of hardware to support.

I was making the comparison to an MMO - it costs a lot more to run 24/7 persistent servers than to have many smaller requirement servers handle multiple games of 8-16 players, both in terms of hardware and support staff. Blizzard stated this when comparing the cost to keep running Diablo 2 vs the "new" WoW.

[Skuggomann]

Isent Diablo 2 just hosted by the player that crates the game?

[Enti]

Isent Diablo 2 just hosted by the player that crates the game?

mmm semi.. the server still hosts it.. not like it runs off the players computer.. but if he drops sometimes the game does go w/ them or lags when they drop.

And d3 isn't an MMO like WoW. It's the same gameplay type as D2, just extremely updated, new graphics, looking a lot more 3d, new environments, new characters/classes, new spells, lore, etc.
Basically just a newer D2. However I'm still gunna enjoy the hell out of it, especially starting from scratch w/ everyone and not having everyone being able to rush ^^

[Drizzit]

When do you guys think it will come out. In the demo they already have 2 areas and 2 classes so it is a lot more then the "We are going to make it". Think maybe next x-mas? Is it me or do you think that the witch doctor will be too op? If you could box he would be killer. Also I can't remember do the mobs have a agro meter?

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When do you guys think it will come out. In the demo they already have 2 areas and 2 classes so it is a lot more then the "We are going to make it". Think maybe next x-mas?

There is no way this game will be out by Christmas 2008, and as Blizzard's past games have gone, their target date would probably be around Oct. 2009, but fall to March-July 2010.. possibly Nov/Dec 2010. Look at all the jobs available for D3 artists & level designers. Even the D3 interviews state that they've got a ton of work to do for content.. there's still a lot of work to do, then months of alpha/beta testing afterwards.

I'm hoping the game will be out by Christmas 2009, but I'd put my money on that not happening.

[Frosty]

I just can't bring myself to play Diablo ever again.. I got burnt out on the whole click-to-do-everything type of games. :S

[Gurblash]

Re-installed D2 over the weekend myself. Wasted many of my youthful hours/days/years clicking. But I havn't played in a good 2 years so its nice to be back for a bit. See how far I get on Ladder USWest